CN103902430A - Hard disc module - Google Patents

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CN103902430A
CN103902430A CN201210577691.2A CN201210577691A CN103902430A CN 103902430 A CN103902430 A CN 103902430A CN 201210577691 A CN201210577691 A CN 201210577691A CN 103902430 A CN103902430 A CN 103902430A
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陈国义
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Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Priority to TW102101018A priority patent/TW201447875A/en
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Abstract

The invention provides a hard disc module which comprises a hard disc support and a hard disc installed on the hard disc support. The hard disc module further comprises an indicating system arranged on the hard disc support, the indicating system is used for indicating the working state of the hard disc and comprises an indicating unit and a control chip which are arranged on the hard disc support, and the control chip is connected with a control system through a connecting wire and used for decoding a signal transmitted through the control system and outputting a state indicating signal to the indicating unit. According to the hard disc module, the indicating unit is arranged on the hard disc support, and a user can conveniently check the working state of the hard disc.

Description

Hard disk module
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of hard disk module, especially a kind of hard disk module with disk state deixis.
Background technology
Along with the raising of work or life style digitized degree, no matter be home computer, or data center, the server system etc. of enterprises and institutions, be provided with hard disk to provide large storage space to store a large amount of data.
In the design of said system, generally need to design a hard disk backboard, all hard disks are connected on hard disk backboard by wire, facilitate user to change hard disk or carry out data backup and reparation.In addition, on hard disk backboard, be conventionally also provided with status indicator lamp, for showing the duty of hard disk.But, because pilot lamp is arranged on hard disk backboard, and inconvenient user's direct viewing, therefore need to utilize longer light pipe that the light on hard disk is led to visible position, and light pipe need special processing, this can increase the cost of system undoubtedly.In addition, multiple light pipes are close together, and also can produce optical crosstalk problem.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, be necessary to provide a kind of hard disk module of conveniently checking hard disk duty.
The invention provides a kind of hard disk module, comprise hard disk bracket, be installed on the hard disk on this hard disk bracket.This hard disk module also comprises the indication mechanism being arranged on hard disk bracket, this indication mechanism is used to indicate the duty of hard disk, this indication mechanism comprises the indicating member and the control chip that are arranged on hard disk bracket, this control chip is connected with control system by connecting line, for this control system being transmitted to signal decoding output state indicator signal to this indicating member.
The invention provides a kind of hard disk module, comprise the hard disk bracket for hard disk is installed and be arranged at the indication mechanism that is used to indicate hard disk duty on hard disk bracket, this indication mechanism comprises the indicating member, control chip and the connecting line that are installed on hard disk bracket, one end of this connecting line is connected with control chip, and the other end is for connection control system.
Compared with prior art, hard disk module of the present invention is arranged at pilot lamp on hard disk bracket, facilitates user directly to check the duty of hard disk.Meanwhile, in the design process of follow-up hard disk backboard, need on hard disk backboard, not design hard disk state indicator lamp yet and pilot lamp light is directed to the light pipe of visible location, thereby saved cost and shortened the R&D cycle.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the hard disk module of the present invention's one preferred embodiments.
Fig. 2 is that the indication mechanism of the hard disk module shown in Fig. 1 connects block diagram.
Main element symbol description
Hard disk module 10
Hard disk 11
Hard disk bracket 13
End wall 131
Fixation wall 133
Grab 1331
Control system 20
Slot 210
Indication mechanism 15
Indicating member 151
The first pilot lamp 1511
The second pilot lamp 1513
Connecting line 153
Control chip 157
Following embodiment further illustrates the present invention in connection with above-mentioned accompanying drawing.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is done to concrete introduction.
Refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is hard disk module 10 1 preferred embodiments structural representations of the present invention.This hard disk module 10 can be applicable to server, computer housing or other needs in the electronic installation of hard disk.This hard disk module 10 comprises hard disk 11, hard disk bracket 13 and indication mechanism 15.
This hard disk bracket 13 is for carrying hard disk 11, and hard disk 11 is fixedly installed in electronic installation.This indication mechanism 15 comprises the indicating member 151 and the connecting line 153 that are arranged at this hard disk bracket 13.This indicating member 151 is connected with control system 20 by this connecting line 153.This control system 20 can be arranged on hard disk backboard or mainboard, for hard disk is carried out to data backup and reparation.This indicating member 151 is for showing the duty of hard disk 11, and the state shown according to this indicating member 151, changes, safeguards hard disk in time thereby user can understand the state of hard disk 11 in real time.For simplicity of illustration, in the present embodiment, only illustrate a hard disk 11 and with a supporting hard disk bracket 13 and the indicating member 151 of this hard disk 11.Understandable, according to the computing demand of electronic installation, can design multiple hard disks 11, correspondingly can design the multiple indicating members 151 that carry respectively multiple hard disk brackets 13 of the plurality of hard disk 11 and indicate respectively the state of the plurality of hard disk 11.
This hard disk bracket 13 comprises an end wall 131 and by vertically extending two fixation wall 133 in end wall 131 two ends, this two fixation wall 133 is for Fixed disk 11.
See also Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is that the indication mechanism 15 of hard disk module 10 shown in Fig. 1 connects block diagram.This indicating member 151 comprises the first pilot lamp 1511, the second pilot lamp 1513.This first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 is connected with this control chip 157.This control chip 157 is connected with control system 20 by this connecting line 153.This control chip 157 for signal decoding that control system 20 is transmitted to control the state of this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513.In the present embodiment, this control chip 157 is a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD); This control system 20 signal that transmits is serial input output signal (Serial General Purpose Input/Output, SGPIO) signal, and this connecting line 153 is SGPIO bus accordingly; The state of this CPLD by SGPIO signal acquisition hard disk 11 also exported the condition indicative signal of this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513.
This first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 is all arranged on the outside surface of end wall 131 of hard disk bracket 13, thereby facilitates user to watch.This control chip 157 is arranged on this hard disk bracket 13 near this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513.In the present embodiment, this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 is near the left end setting of end wall 131, and understandably, this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 can be arranged at this hard disk bracket 13 place of user's direct viewing of where just taking up an official post.Whether this first pilot lamp 1513 is in running order for showing hard disk 11, whether in data deposit in or the state of data reading among (being generally denoted as " active "), the second pilot lamp 1513 is for showing that whether hard disk 11 is in failure state (being generally denoted as " fault ").This first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 can be by bright light, turn off the light or blink states represents the various duties of hard disk 11, and so user can show and change in time or safeguard hard disk 11 according to first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513.In the present embodiment, first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 is light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED), and this first pilot lamp 1511 is that green, this second pilot lamp are for red, understandably, this first, second pilot lamp 1511,1513 is not limited to light emitting diode, also can be other light-emitting component.
One end of this connecting line 153 is connected with this control chip 157 respectively, and the other end is connected with control system 20.For ease of the connection of connecting line 153, can connector 1531 be set at the tail end of connecting line 153, and on the set hard disk backboard of control system 20 or mainboard corresponding slot 210, on this connector 1531, form contact pin, the corresponding jack of the interior formation of this slot 210, thereby only need by the contact pin of the connector 1531 of connecting line 153 tail ends is plugged in the jack of slot 210 of hard disk backboard or mainboard, can realize being electrically connected of control chip 157 and control system 20.For avoiding connecting line 153 and other element to disturb, in the present embodiment, be illustrated as the fixation wall 133 in left side near the fixation wall 133(of first, second pilot lamp 1511,1,513 one sides) medial surface on inwardly convex with grab 1331, this connecting line 153 is placed in grab 1331, thereby connecting line 153 is located, avoid connecting line 153 to disturb other element.It can be also multiple that the quantity of this grab can be 1, and in the present embodiment, this snap fit 1311 is 2.
In the hard disk module 10 of the present embodiment, first, second pilot lamp is arranged on the end wall 131 of hard disk bracket 13, user is the state of viewing lamp (bright, go out or glimmer) directly, thereby judge that hard disk 11 is in deposit or read state in data, still running status not, also or in failure state.When arranging after pilot lamp on hard disk bracket 13, need in the system of multiple hard disks 11 for server or data center etc. especially, its hard disk backboard does not need to design in addition hard disk state indicator lamp and corresponding light pipe, and the cost of whole system also decreases., also need not consider the in the situation that of multiple hard disk the optical crosstalk problem that can occur between each light pipe meanwhile.
Above embodiment is only unrestricted in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to better enforcement, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that, can modify or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and not depart from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. a hard disk module, comprise hard disk bracket, be installed on the hard disk on this hard disk bracket, it is characterized in that, this hard disk module also comprises the indication mechanism being arranged on hard disk bracket, this indication mechanism is used to indicate the duty of hard disk, this indication mechanism comprises the indicating member and the control chip that are arranged on hard disk bracket, and this control chip is connected with control system by connecting line, for this control system being transmitted to signal decoding output state indicator signal to this indicating member.
2. hard disk module as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this indicating member comprises first, second pilot lamp, and this first pilot lamp is used for showing that whether hard disk is in running order, and this second pilot lamp is used for showing that whether hard disk is in failure state.
3. hard disk module as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, this first, second pilot lamp is light emitting diode.
4. hard disk module as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this hardboard support comprises the fixation wall that extend respectively at end wall and the two ends by end wall, and this hard disk is fixed between this fixation wall.
5. hard disk module as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that, this first, second pilot lamp is arranged on this end wall, and this control chip is also arranged on this end wall, and this connecting line extends along one of them fixation wall.
6. hard disk module as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, this wherein a fixation wall be provided with grab and locate this connecting line.
7. hard disk module as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this control chip is CPLD.
8. hard disk module as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that, the signal acquisition disk state that this CPLD transmits by this control system output state indicator signal are to this indicating member.
9. hard disk module as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this set-up of control system is on hard disk backboard or mainboard, for hard disk is carried out to data backup and reparation.
10. a hard disk module, comprise the hard disk bracket for hard disk is installed and be arranged at the indication mechanism that is used to indicate hard disk duty on hard disk bracket, this indication mechanism comprises the indicating member, control chip and the connecting line that are installed on hard disk bracket, one end of this connecting line is connected with control chip, and the other end is for connection control system.
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